Dawson River
Location of Dawson River Basin within Queensland
The study area encompasses the Dawson River and its tributaries (including the Don River and its tributaries), and covers a catchment area of about 50 800 km2. The area is bounded by the Lynd and Expedition ranges to the west, Great Dividing Range to the south, and south-west Auburn, Calliope, Ulam, and Dee ranges to the east.
Of the 187 subsections identified, 173 were surveyed. Three hundred and thirty-five sites were identified within surveyed subsections, of these, 316 sites were ‘full survey’ and 19 were ‘photograph only’.
State of the Rivers report
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Environmental Scientist
Aquatic Ecosystems
Natural Resource Sciences
Department of Environment and Resource Management
Phone: (07) 3170 5611
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Last updated 28 September 2009